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What makes a featured stream?

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Wr3k
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada2533 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-03-25 17:21:30
March 25 2010 17:19 GMT
#1
I was just watching some streams today (abnormal, I'm usually the one streaming), and I was wondering what exactly makes a featured stream? Is it rank/skill level? popularity? a combination of both? I mean it seems pretty obvious that people like Nony, LZ, Day9 etc. are featured, but I'm just curious what determines if someone gets the little star.

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EsX_Raptor
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States2802 Posts
March 25 2010 17:22 GMT
#2
TL-Popularity most definitively.
samachking
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Bahrain4949 Posts
March 25 2010 17:24 GMT
#3
High skill from the players with a high rank + a verified stream. The cutoff for the SC1 streams was B-/B. In SC2 I have no idea but I assume its mid tier and above platinum or ex top foreigner.
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Wr3k
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada2533 Posts
March 25 2010 17:28 GMT
#4
-shrug-

I just have noticed that I'm not getting quite as many viewers lately and I'm not sure why, I've gotten nothing but good feedback so I want to make sure people are aware of my stream. Maybe its because there are alot more streams now and beta has been out for a while (and I haven't been streaming all day every day like I was for the first week of beta due to other commitments) I definitely don't compare to some of the featured streams though.
Roffles *
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
Pitcairn19291 Posts
March 25 2010 17:30 GMT
#5
Gotta be good. If you ain't good, your stream won't get featured. Well known foreigner got you featured in BW, but I'm not sure how SC2 works. I reckon you're gonna have to be real good in order for your stream to be featured.
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Wr3k
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada2533 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-03-25 17:33:38
March 25 2010 17:31 GMT
#6
On March 26 2010 02:24 samachking wrote:
High skill from the players with a high rank + a verified stream. The cutoff for the SC1 streams was B-/B. In SC2 I have no idea but I assume its mid tier and above platinum or ex top foreigner.


Yeah, I wasn't great at brood war, I'm relatively new to the community, I've only been playing SC for about 8-9 months now, stream is verified and I've been top 20 platinum for the entire beta, and put up at least a decent fight against alot of the top players. (I've beaten david kim, louder, lunasky, etc., though admittedly they usually rape my face). I'm just wondering, because maybe some time down the road if I've been with TL.net longer and improve my rank some more I could look at such a thing. If not whatever, I'm not super worried about it .
p4NDemik
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States13896 Posts
March 25 2010 17:37 GMT
#7
Lots and lots of E-SPORTS dollars.
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Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary25995 Posts
March 25 2010 17:42 GMT
#8
It's some arbitrary combination of skill and e-fame.
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Wr3k
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada2533 Posts
March 25 2010 17:51 GMT
#9
On March 26 2010 02:42 Chill wrote:
It's some arbitrary combination of skill and e-fame.


Yeah, I'm certainly lacking in the e-fame department, but I don't think I'm too bad considering how long I've been playing .
ilovezil
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States4143 Posts
March 25 2010 17:53 GMT
#10
If you can't beat me in a bo5, you're not good.

No, I'm not looking around for e-fights!
Wr3k
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada2533 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-03-25 17:56:40
March 25 2010 17:56 GMT
#11
On March 26 2010 02:53 ilovezil wrote:
If you can't beat me in a bo5, you're not good.

No, I'm not looking around for e-fights!


Have we played? I'm down I'm always looking for some good games, so e-fights are ok as long as they are civil lol.
s.a.y
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
Croatia3840 Posts
March 25 2010 17:58 GMT
#12
On March 26 2010 02:51 Wr3k wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 26 2010 02:42 Chill wrote:
It's some arbitrary combination of skill and e-fame.


Yeah, I'm certainly lacking in the e-fame department, but I don't think I'm too bad considering how long I've been playing .


win a sc2 tourney.

thats thousands of esports dollars and a place on featured streams.
I am not good with quotes
Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary25995 Posts
March 25 2010 18:14 GMT
#13
On March 26 2010 02:51 Wr3k wrote:
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On March 26 2010 02:42 Chill wrote:
It's some arbitrary combination of skill and e-fame.


Yeah, I'm certainly lacking in the e-fame department, but I don't think I'm too bad considering how long I've been playing .

Ok. Are you implying you should be featured? Is that really why you made this blog?
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QuanticHawk
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States32130 Posts
March 25 2010 18:17 GMT
#14
Post count helps too. Though you'd have to understand the complex system in which poster icons are determined. You should look that up.
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Wr3k
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada2533 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-03-25 18:23:36
March 25 2010 18:22 GMT
#15
On March 26 2010 03:14 Chill wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 26 2010 02:51 Wr3k wrote:
On March 26 2010 02:42 Chill wrote:
It's some arbitrary combination of skill and e-fame.


Yeah, I'm certainly lacking in the e-fame department, but I don't think I'm too bad considering how long I've been playing .

Ok. Are you implying you should be featured? Is that really why you made this blog?


No, I'm not implying I should be featured at all. It would be nice, but I would certainly be much less deserving than the overwhelming majority of featured streamers. I'm just wondering, as it might be something I become interested in accomplishing at some point down the road.
deL
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Australia5540 Posts
March 25 2010 18:32 GMT
#16
On March 26 2010 02:42 Chill wrote:
It's some arbitrary combination of skill and e-fame.

But points are also awarded for unique/creative/bleeding edge content.
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Wr3k
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada2533 Posts
March 25 2010 18:39 GMT
#17
On March 26 2010 03:32 iCCup.deL wrote:
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On March 26 2010 02:42 Chill wrote:
It's some arbitrary combination of skill and e-fame.

But points are also awarded for unique/creative/bleeding edge content.


So if I set up some kind of SAW/that hacker movie where he kills kittens device that say.. dumped a bucket of nasty on my head if I lost 3 in a row or something, and televised it I might get some bonus points?
N3rV[Green]
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States1935 Posts
March 25 2010 18:42 GMT
#18
I think popularity of the stream itself is also of importance. most of the featured streams easily hit over 400 viewers at a time, at least they did a while ago...been playing too much HoN recently xD
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Ilikestarcraft
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Korea (South)17733 Posts
March 25 2010 18:49 GMT
#19
you have to bribe bob
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TheAntZ
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Israel6248 Posts
March 25 2010 18:54 GMT
#20
On March 26 2010 03:39 Wr3k wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 26 2010 03:32 iCCup.deL wrote:
On March 26 2010 02:42 Chill wrote:
It's some arbitrary combination of skill and e-fame.

But points are also awarded for unique/creative/bleeding edge content.


So if I set up some kind of SAW/that hacker movie where he kills kittens device that say.. dumped a bucket of nasty on my head if I lost 3 in a row or something, and televised it I might get some bonus points?


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